Farm Finance Features
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Benchmark Your Performance
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The Acreage Race - 1 8/11/10
Clout of $1 Million Farms on the Rise
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The Acreage Race - 2 8/12/10
Adopt a Farm Business Code That Makes Landlords Take Notice
America's biggest crop farms are super sizing. Adopting some key management and mindset practices helped Iowan Terry Jones and his family grow from a 92-acre farm to a multi-million dollar enterprise. In this second part of a series on the acreage race, Jones explains how they do it.
Farmland Stays Recession-Proof 8/12/10
Midwest Land Values Immune to Deflation Woes
Land remains a haven for investors appalled by sputtering stock markets and near-zero interest rates on savings.
Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
Thu Sep 2, 2010 07:40 AM CDT

DTN Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
TODAY - LAST WEEK
as of: 9/2/10 8/26/10
REAL ESTATE
5-Year Adjustable 4.15 4.10
15-Year Fixed 5.00 4.95
20-Year Fixed 5.30 5.25
10-Yr. Treasury 2.62 2.53
OPERATING
Libor Indexed 3.85 3.85
1-Year Adjustable 4.50 4.55
Variable 3.95 3.95
Prime Rate 3.25 3.25
CCC Loan Rate 1.250 1.250

Until the Federal Reserve reverses course, both long- and short-term farm interest rates remain at historic lows.

Interest rates presented by Farm Credit Services of Mid-America serving farmers in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee. Rates change daily, are subject to qualifying conditions and may carry pre-payment restrictions. For details, visit : www.e-farmcredit.com.

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